The Silent Pandemic

THE SILENT PANDEMIC 

The silent pandemic, a global problem ignored is mental illness.
Mental disorders, like depression, substance abuse are worldwide.
Nearly one billion people around the world live with this sickness.

Mental illness, if left untreated can cause severe mental unfitness,
such as emotional, behavioral as well as physical downside.
The silent pandemic, a global problem ignored is mental illness.
 
It is a leading cause of disability for contributing to mental weakness.
Globally, one million people die every year because of suicide.
Nearly one billion people around the world live with this sickness.

Depression is a major contributor ranked to mental unhealthiness
and overall global burden of disease for it ruins the person inside. 
The silent pandemic, a global problem ignored is mental illness.

Three million deaths due to substance abuse show the disease’s fierceness
and every forty second, a person takes his or her own life or puts it aside.
Nearly one billion people around the world live with this sickness.

Thirty percent of the world’s population has no programs for mental awareness.
Mental health is a neglected issue for lack of funding puts it into the wayside.
The silent pandemic, a global problem ignored is mental illness.
Nearly one billion people around the world live with this sickness. 

4/21/21     A Major World Problem Poetry
                 L Milton Hankins
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Copyright © | Year Posted 2021



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Date: 5/11/2021 12:42:00 AM
Congrats! Thanks for sharing this grim reality through your awesome muse. Indeed, such silent pandemic needs rightful attention. May we do our part in helping someone... as your "advocacy" through this poem has achieved. God bless you.
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Marilene Evans
Date: 5/11/2021 6:56:00 AM
Thanks, Beata. There are just so many people affected by this illness and it hits all socioeconomic types and for some it is still a taboo so they do not do anything about or they are in denial.
Date: 5/10/2021 10:29:00 AM
You are so right my friend. Our mental health laws are a travesty. Thank you for speaking out on this illness that devastates individuals, families, and communities! Congratulations on your win! Blessings to you! Grateful for your courage.
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Sam Kauffman
Date: 5/12/2021 9:49:00 AM
Your work in this area is important! Mental illness is basically unaddressed and totally misunderstood. Your poems on the subject bring to light the need to address these challenges. We have lost way too many people and their talents. Blessings and prayers.
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Marilene Evans
Date: 5/10/2021 12:37:00 PM
Thanks, Sam. I don't know why this is so important to me, I just feel there are people, who have it all (money, prestige, family) and they still commit suicide, why??? My second published book has poems about mental illness, addiction, drugs and health care. I just want to put these issues out there.
Date: 5/9/2021 10:27:00 AM
Hi Marilene, I agree with your well-written write. This issue is near and dear to my heart. I am a child of someone who has a mental illness. Thank you so much for shedding light on this issue. Congratulations on a well-deserved win. Happy Mother's Day- Alexis
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Marilene Evans
Date: 5/9/2021 12:40:00 PM
Thanks so much, Alexis. Enjoy your day!!! We deserve to celebrate us!
Date: 5/9/2021 8:56:00 AM
Marlene - You were the only person who highlighted this major world problem, and you did so with a very well-written villanelle. Your poem deserved high placement in the contest. Thanks so much for entering.
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Marilene Evans
Date: 5/9/2021 9:38:00 AM
Thank you for my placement and your compliment of "a very well-written villanelle" cause this is the very first villanelle I ever written. I needed to try because I want to put it out there that mental illness is a worldwide problem. What a nice Mother's Day for me. Have a great Sunday.
Date: 4/27/2021 7:17:00 PM
Beautifully written with so much grace. Your lines are thick with craft and fascination. Great work.
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Marilene Evans
Date: 4/27/2021 9:02:00 PM
Thanks so much Funom. I think Mental Illness month is next month (May). This is really a social issue that is ignored.
Date: 4/21/2021 12:06:00 PM
And most of them are politicians! Aloha! Rico
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Marilene Evans
Date: 4/21/2021 12:12:00 PM
You are so fast. Thanks for visiting. You made my day, putting a smile on my face. You are politically correct. LOL.
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